Pierre LeBrun: Have heard that the Montreal Canadiens won’t be protecting goaltender Carey Price, but will protect Jake Allen. Price agreed to waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft. Price has a lot left on his contract and they don’t think that Seattle would select him. Salary chart from PuckPedia Chris Johnston: Price is
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The Montreal Canadiens have a long to-do list in this short offseason after a loss in the Stanley Cup Final to the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager (GM) Marc Bergevin needs to make decisions on the team’s pending free agents, who stays who goes, which roles must be filled, which can be filled by graduating
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is news from around the NHL, but a number of updates come from NHL insider Elliotte Friedman who dropped a 33 Thoughts post Friday evening. In it, he talks about the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs, among other teams.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, less than 24 hours after the 2021 Stanley Cup was awarded, there is already chatter about how the two teams in the Final will move forward with their roster. Will the back-to-back championship Tampa Bay Lightning lose as many as four or five major players? So too, will the Montreal
As the 2020-21 season progressed, one consistent storyline was fans. For many teams, the season started with empty buildings as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect daily life. Slowly, though, fans returned to buildings in the United States as local restrictions were eased, allowing for a few thousand people to attend games. While stadiums in
The date was May 8, 2020. The Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin had just announced that the team’s 2018 second-round pick, 38th overall, had been signed to a three-year, entry-level deal. The plan was to get the Russian blueliner to North America as soon as possible, with hopes of playing him a couple of
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, could the Vegas Golden Knights be big spenders again this offseason and go after one of the most high-profile trade pieces on the NHL market? Joel Armia is en route to the game between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. Will he play? A couple of pending UFAs out
There’s little to suggest the Montreal Canadiens should be happy facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. Put simply, they’re going up against the Stanley Cup champions who effectively just added a Hart Memorial Trophy winner in Nikita Kucherov for the playoffs. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov – (Amy Irvin /
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one Montreal Canadiens player has entered COVID Protocol. What’s the latest? Meanwhile, there are updates on some contract negotiations for the Vancouver Canucks, the Edmonton Oilers could be a team interested in talking to the Arizona Coyotes about Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and an NHL executive comments on the chances Evander Kane
The Vancouver Canucks may be missing from the Stanley Cup Final festivities, but the province of British Columbia and the city of Vancouver definitely are not. In fact, the 2021 Final has seven players that either played for Canucks, were born in BC, or played for a BC-based team at some point in their career.
Hockey is constructed of a large network of people: players, coaches, trainers, scouts, management, and families, yet many are connected through a myriad of circumstances and small relationships. Come game time, these relationships make for enticing storylines, creating extra drama and sub-plots. Former teammates in junior can find themselves squaring off in the Stanley Cup
After missing three games with non-COVID-related issues, on April 28, the Montreal Canadiens placed Jonathan Drouin on the Long Term Injury Reserve (LTIR). At that point, he had played 44 games, scoring two goals and 23 points, which would be a 44 point pace over a full season. “The most important thing right now is
The Montreal Canadiens shocked the hockey world on Monday night after eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs from the 2021 Playoffs to advance to the second round. To call them the underdogs against the star-studded Scotiabank North Division champions is an understatement; not one series prediction favoured the Canadiens. The Maple Leafs had a 3-1 series
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens have decided to sit three important players for Game 1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. What is going on there? Detroit Red Wings made a decision to bring back head coach Jeff Blashill and GM Steve Yzerman talks why. There is injury news when it
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, are the Montreal Canadiens going to have Shea Weber back in time for the playoffs? Meanwhile, one scribe looks at the chances the Boston Bruins could pursue Jack Eichel and another notes the Columbus Blue Jackets have asked defenseman Seth Jones to consider a contract extension coming into
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings said during his exit interview that he’s expecting the team to make big moves in the offseason. Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks seem to be hoping the Seattle Kraken will take Braden Holtby during the NHL Expansion Draft. The Montreal Canadiens will
It was the stuff Hollywood movies are made of. That’s how you would describe Cole Caufield‘s first career NHL goal with the Montreal Canadiens. It’s just another incredible chapter in a fairytale year for the 20-year-old that will probably end up on the big screen someday. Trailing 2-0 with 14 minutes to play against the
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, there is talk about coaching contracts, including deals for Travis Green and John Tortorella. For the Boston Bruins, there are talks surrounding contracts for Taylor Hall and David Krejci. Will either get a new deal, or maybe both? The Montreal Canadiens lost Shea Weber to injury and Buffalo
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